Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
It inhibits the action of glutamate, which is an excitatory amino acid. Abrupt discontinuation of alcohol causes an increase in the action of glutamate, resulting in profound excitatory action. This may have a clinical manifestation of sympathetic overdrive, such as agitation, tremors, tachycardia, and hypertension. It enhances the effect of inhibitory neurotransmitters while down-regulating excitatory […]
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